Bangladesh ODI captain Tamim Iqbal announces shock retirement ahead of World Cup
Just three months before the ODI World Cup campaign starts in India, Tamim Iqbal, Bangladesh ODI captain announced his decision of retiring from international cricket on Thursday.
The 34-year-old cricketer was extremely emotional as he called quits to his 16-year international career in a press briefing just a day after Bangladesh lost to Afghanistan.
Tamim expressed that he has given his best and this is the right time for him to retire from the game. “Yesterday against Afghanistan was my last international game. It was not a sudden decision,” he revealed.
The left-handed opener expressed gratitude to the people who supported him in his career including his family, coaches, colleagues and the Bangladesh cricket board. He also thanked his fans and mentioned that their love and faith in his abilities inspired him to give his best for the country.
The left-handed opener made his Bangladesh debut in 2007. Tamim has scored 15,205 runs in international cricket, including 25 centuries and 94 half centuries. His ODI tally of 8,313 runs is the highest by a Bangladesh batter.
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Suryakumar's half-century, Hardik's five-for in vain as LSG defeat MI by 12 runs
Lucknow, Apr 4 (PTI): Suryakumar Yadav's fighting half-century went in vain as Lucknow Super Giants defeated Mumbai Indians by 12 runs in an Indian Premier League match here on Friday.
Batting first, LSG, riding on half-centuries from openers Mitchell Marsh (60 off 31 balls) and Aiden Markram (53 off 38 balls), scored 203/8 despite MI skipper Hardik Pandya (5/36) taking his maiden five-wicket haul in T20 cricket.
In reply, MI were restricted to 191 for five despite Suryakumar scoring a 43-ball 67, studded with nine boundaries and a six.
Shardul Thakur, Akash Deep, Avesh Khan and Digvesh Rathi took a wicket each for LSG.
Former MI skipper Rohit Sharma sat out of the contest after being hit on the knee during nets.
Brief scores:
Lucknow Super Giants: 203 for 8 in 20 overs (Mitchell Marsh 60, Aiden Markram 53, Ayush Badoni 30, David Miller 27; Hardik Pandya 5/36).
Mumbai Indians: 191 for 5 in 20 overs (Naman Dhir 46, Suryakumar Yadav 67, Tilak Varma 25, Hardik Pandya 28 not out).
